Excretion of N by fungal grazers is not the dominant process by which N is released in
nutrient cycling: it accounts for one eighth or less of total net N mineralization. Fungivores …

Since their colonization of terrestrial ecosystems, plants have developed numerous
strategies to cope with the diverse biotic and abiotic challenges that are a consequence of …

Interactions between mycelia of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Suillus variegatus and the wood
decomposing fungus Hypholoma fasciculare were studied in soil microcosms. The …

The diversity of mycorrhizal fungi does not follow patterns of plant diversity, and the type of
mycorrhiza may regulate plant species diversity. For instance, coniferous forests of northern …

Studies of mycorrhizal plant roots during the last hundred years have yielded much
information concerning the structure and physiology of mycorrhizal associations. Great …

In temperate and boreal forests, competition for soil resources between free-living
saprotrophs and ectomycorrhizal (EcM) fungi has been suggested to restrict saprotrophic …

Mycorrhizal fungi represent a heterogeneous group of about 6000 species belonging to
Zygo-, Asco-and Basidiomycotina. Notwithstanding this impressive biodiversity, they share …

The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis alters the physicochemical and biological conditions in the
surrounding soil, thus creating a particular environment called ectomycorrhizosphere, which …

The external ectomycorrhizal mycelia (EEM) that grow out into the soil from ectomycorrhizal
(EM) roots have a fundamental role in soil ecosystems. Their importance for the nutrient …

Due to the standing biomass and turnover of fungal biomass in forest topsoils,
decomposition of fungal biomass represents an important process. Within plant litter, dead …